Mysterious Death After Train Crash at Clarendon
At Clarendon a westbound fast freight hit Rush Oliphant at a crossing near the Henry house and depot. His body was torn in two with remains found along the track and two coats nearby. Coroner’s inquest ruled death by the man’s own carelessness amid foul play rumors. Two tramps were jailed as investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waugaman’s
Stoneham
Rush Oliphant
Oliphant
A. W. Howard
Brown Avenue
Warren
Pierce
Messrs
G. H. Bellows
Wm. Spence
E.A. Bradley
James Gray
Robert Henderson
L. M. Amann
Squire Bradley
Carlessness
Train No 6 Wreck Kills Engineer and Two Tramps
In Syracuse on November 20 the New York Central train No 6 was ditched and wrecked near the same spot as a prior attempt. Engineer Nate Hager of Albany and two tramps died. fireman and mail clerks injured. Central Hudson detectives arrested John Hildreth and Frederick Bristol in Rome for the wrecking. Hildreth confessed, with Bristol and two other youths, to removing fish plates for robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
New York Central
Nate Hager
Albany
John Hildreth
Frederick Bristol
Central Hudson
Rome
Young Hildreth
Bristol
Herbert Plato
Theodore Hibbard
Cold Wave Looms Across North as Storm Disrupts Rail and Wires
Cuiiaco Nov 20 A severe storm disrupts telegraph service to the northwest and western states with broken wires and downed poles. Rail traffic slows on several lines west and north as the cold front advances from Manitoba bringing zero temperatures and threatening the upper lake region the Mississippi and Missouri valleys within 24 hours.
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Cuiiaco
Northwest
Manitoba
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Butler Man Attempts Death By Own Action
In Wheeling West Virginia last night B Nelson an oil man from Butler Pennsylvania shot himself fatally in a hotel. He was with a girl he claimed as his wife but she says her name is Clarke and identifies herself as Gertie Marlowe from Della Tarrs House, First avenue Pittsburgh. Nelson tried to shoot her first but failed. The girl is held as a witness. Nelson is alive.
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Wheeling
W. Va
B. Nelson
Butler
Gertie Marlowe
Della Tarr
First Avenue
Pittsburg
Clarke
Altoona
Nelson
Co. W. Gebhart
Carver Street
Alof Johnson
Culver Street
Glenn Magee
Cleveland
Harry Schultzley
Ax Works
Oscar Bayer
Frank Shaw
Oscar Bargar
Robert Winger
Elmer Sechrist
Sechrist Hill
Brain
J. B. Offerie
Jackson Street
B. T. Hazeltine
Jamestown
Gotham
BE. BR
Derby
Main Street
Forest County
Balltown
C. H. Horner
Allegheny Hotel
Gladerun
Robert Bright
Conewango Street
D. Offerle
Green House
Washington Street
F. C. Bouschard
Erie
Mellon Pipe Line Sold to National Transit Company
Pittsburg November 19 On December 1 the W L Mellon Pipe Line will pass to the National Transit Company along with Bear Creek refinery at Coleman station and another refinery at Marcus Hook. The system includes 325 miles of pipe across Allegheny and Washington counties and 100 miles of mainline from Sistersville to Pittsburg plus one million barrels of tankage. Sale price whispered at about 2 500 000.
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Pittsburg
W. L. Mellon
National Transit Company
Bear Creek
Coleman Station
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Marcus Hook
Delaware County
Seaboard
W. N. Mellon
Allegheny
Washington
Sistersville
Mellon
W.L. Melion
Epworth League Convention at Grace Church
The Epworth League convention of the Jamestown district met at Grace M E church on Tuesday evening with a song service and an address by L D Powers. Delegates arrived as the day included devotional sessions, papers by Alice Lovelass and Ivy M Sager, plus musical numbers and a department conference. A sunrise prayer, junior league hour, and a questions session followed on Wednesday afternoon led by local speakers and contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Jamestown
Grace M. E. Church
L. D. Powers
Haworth League
Powers
J. H. Ross
Corydon
Viola L.carpenter
Mt. Jewett
Alice Lovelass
Russell
K. C. Pickett
Alice Hirsch
Kane
Jennie Bowman
North Clarendon
Wm. H. Trewonth
Sheffield
BR. C. Pickett
Nora Knopf
J. J. Knapp
Adda Thatcher Jackson
Youngsville
Carpenter
Ivy M. Sager
Marguerite Rowley
Jessie J. Gilson
Spring Creek
Treatment of Eczema and Salt Rheum
The Ledger reports strong results from Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy in treating eczema salt rheum and related conditions. Wilbur L Hale quarter master Pratt Post G A R Rondout NY saw a complete cure after other physicians failed. The remedy is said to aid scrofula nervousness kidney and liver complaints and disorders caused by bad blood and shattered nerves.
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Ledger
David Kennedy
Wilbur L. Hale
Quartermaster Pratt Post
G. A.R
Rondout
N. Y
Attempted suicide by carbolic acid by Miss Maggie Peterson
Miss Maggie Peterson a 19 year old daughter of Martin Peterson a barber on Main street East Side attempted to take her life Monday at 7 by swallowing about two ounces of carbolic acid. The motive traced to friction over her father's second marriage to a step mother. The girl, who threatened self harm, survived after prompt medical intervention and is expected to recover.
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Maggie Peterson
Martin Peterson
Main Street
East Side
Miss Peterson
Revere House
Peterson
Corry
Frantz
Durham
Siegfried
Grace Church
Struthers
Wallace
J. L. McWilliams
McLaughlin Lot
North Warren
A. D. Branch
McWilliams
Cherry Grove
David Shear
Stonehill
Royal Street Bridge Street
Trafic
Emmet
Alof Johnson
Prospect Street
Casper Andregg
Pax Hill
George Lauffenburger
Dr Greene offers free home consult by mail for nervous cures
A promotional notice touts Dr Greene as the leading living specialist for nervous and chronic diseases. It invites readers to mail symptoms to 35 West 14th Street New York for a complete case description and treatment plan with no fees, promising strong recovery through letter correspondence and a medicine called Nervara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Railroad Smashup Delays Erie Freighter Near Lakewood
Jamestown reports the second section of Erie freight train No. 82 derailed while entering the Lakewood switch about six o'clock last evening. Five empty box cars left the track and were smashed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Erie
Lakewood
Nerves and Heart Affected by Grippe Treatment
Mrs. Lucian Messenger of Freehold Pennsylvania recounts a grip attack a year ago that left her nerves and heart affected. She credits Hood s Sarsaparilla with restoring appetite and strength enabling her to do housework including washing. Hood s Pills are said to cure indigestion biliousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucian Messenger
Freehold
Coupling Pin Reported Near Shearman Davis Murder Scene
Jamestown Journal notes renewed interest in the Shearman Davis case as Lawson brothers say they found a car coupling pin near the Lawson woods about half a mile from the Shearman home. The pin, with hair and dry blood, allegedly lay along the route investigators thought the killer used. The find challenges Charles Douglass’s barn pin tale and its evidentiary impact is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown Journal
Shearman-Davis
Lawson Brothers
Winslow Shearman
Lawson Woods
Shearman
Charles Douglass
Salis bury Fatally Hurt Near Tracks in East Olean
Gallus M Salisbury a 57 year old carpenter of 55 Bishop Street East Olean was found unconscious near the W N Y & P tracks about 8 pm Sunday and died that night of injuries. It is believed he was struck by the engine on freight train No. 143 northbound near his home.
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Olean
Gallus M. Salisbury
Bishop Street
East Olean
Salisbury
Receiver Appointed For New York Pennsylvania Ohio RR
John Tod of Cleveland was appointed receiver by Judge Voris to wind up the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad company amid a mortgage dispute. The petition cites an $85,000,000 first lien and a $43,500,000 second mortgage, with current debt around $125,000,000, as the Erie absorption looms. In Jamestown, James B. Johnson and Nettie Read wed quietly at the bride’s home, plans set for Warren residence and Johnson’s furniture business.
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Awron
John Tod
Cleveland
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Company
Voris
Erie Company
Johnson—Read
Jamestown
James B. Johnson
Warren
Nettie Read
Lakewood
J. H. Barnett
A Spirited Meeting Ends with Reelection and Boycott Vote
Washington dispatch reports Grand Master Workman Sovereign resigning this afternoon but being reelected after a heated debate. Delegates backed him by a two thirds majority. Tomorrow the assembly weighs a proposal to enforce a general boycott against Lorillard Tobacco Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Workman Soverign
Sovereign
Lorillard Tobacco Company
National Grange backs Lubin export bounty plan
In Worcester on November 21 the National Grange spent most of the day considering the Lubin proposition for a government bounty on all agricultural products exported from the country. The proposition was adopted and the next annual meeting was voted to be held in Denver Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Grange
Worcester
Mass
Lubin
Denver
Col
Mertins Defeated In League Election Recount
Erie November 21 recount of ballots for secretary treasurer of the Pennsylvania Division League of American Wheelmen results in Charles Mertens of this city defeated by about 890 votes while Mertens is elected to the Executive Board.
New Oil Field Strike Sparks High Bonuses in West Virginia
Operators, producers and leasers rush to the new strike east of Eureka Pleasant County West Virginia with bonuses as high as 2200 per acre. Demand exceeds supply at that price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitrspurg
Eureka
Pleasants County
W. Va
Shade tree vandalism prompts stern parent appeal
A Warren resident lamented schoolchildren breaking small limbs for whips, urging parental duty to curb depredations. The note accompanies notices of local incidents, theater tickets, injuries, horse mishaps, bridge repairs, and streetcar safety concerns in a busy community roundup.
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Clarendon
Butler Man
W. L. Mellon Company
Tire
Rheum
Hood
New England
George W. Pierce
Airas
Recreation Park
Association
Constable McGee
Harry Clendenning
Germany Station
Roy Farm
Hawkshaw
Rcecaseto
Royal Street
F. H. Rockwell
O. A. Emrons
E.T. Hazeltine
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